Elgin History Museum

Phone:

847-742-4248

Email:

museum@elginhistory.org

‘Significant Black Women of the Reconstruction Era and Beyond’ with Dr. Felicia LaBoy
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February 22, 2022

‘Significant Black Women of the Reconstruction Era and Beyond’ with Dr. Felicia LaBoy

This presentation took place on Sunday, February 20th, 2022. The event was not recorded because of technical difficulty, but gratefully,…

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Rachmaninoff in Elgin
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March 26, 2021

Rachmaninoff in Elgin

Researched and written by Richard Renner Rachmaninoff’s appearance in Elgin came in the midst of a tour which had started…

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Elgin Epidemics
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May 9, 2020

Elgin Epidemics

Elgin History Museum, Compiled from the work of E. C. Alft and Barbara Schock The kids from the Fremont Center…

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The Hubbard Families of Elgin: Part 2
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March 15, 2020

The Hubbard Families of Elgin: Part 2

By David Siegenthaler In 1866-67, William G. Hubbard’s second Elgin home, a large Italianate, was built at 378 Division St….

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The Hubbard Families of Elgin: Part 1
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January 15, 2020

The Hubbard Families of Elgin: Part 1

By David Siegenthaler William G. Hubbard Two unrelated Hubbard families were prominent in early Elgin. William G. Hubbard came to…

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